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 <\/div>heel pain, bone spurs and plantar fasciitis.<\/a><\/div><\/div>

Causes & symptoms of Plantar fasciitis
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Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation of the plantar fascia (a band of tissue on the bottom of the foot that supports the arch of the foot) which causes heel pain. <\/span><\/p>\n

When the foot lands on the ground, it tenses and therefore tends to pull on its insertions (where the plantar fascia attaches to bone). The insertion at the forefoot fans out across the entire width of the foot which helps to distribute the tension. By contrast, the insertion at the heel is thin, therefore the level of tension here is high and less spread out. The inflammation will therefore concentrate in this area. This explains why plantar fasciitis occurs at the plantar fascia insertion at the calcaneus<\/span>The heel bone<\/span><\/span><\/span> and why pain is felt in the heel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, the inflammation may lead to the formation of a bone spur at this insertion – the classic heel spur. This is actually more of a consequence than a cause of plantar fasciitis.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Treatments<\/span>\u00a0:<\/h2>\n

Treatments for plantar fasciitis aim to relieve the pain by reducing the tension on the plantar fascia and the associated inflammation. The treatment measures recommended by Dr Metmer are:<\/p>\n